Machine for setting lacing-hooks and the like.



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APPLICATION HLE NGV. 13; |909. x 1JTQO57 Pntmd Da; 5, MM5.

SHEETS-SHEET A. LATIHAM. MACHINE FOR SETTING LACING HOKS AND THE LIKE.

- APPucATxoN msn rnv/.13. 1909.

Patented Dea. 5,1916.

I SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A. LATHAM.

MACHINE FOR SETTING LACING HOKS -AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.13. 1909.

1 ,207,057; l mam, Dee. 5, 1916;

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A LM'I-AM.

MMHINE FOR SETTING LACiNG H'KS MED THE LIKE. Mf'r'mmaum FILED NaN/.13, i909.

I SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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A. LATHAM. momma ma 55mm; LAcmG Hoon?. AND THE UKE.

` APPLICATION HLED NOV. 13. 1909. v 1,207,057, vPatented Dec.`5,1916.

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MACHINE FDR SETTING LACING HUOKS AND TI'IIC LIKE.

' I APPLICATION FILED NDV. I3, |999.

Patented Deo. 5,1916. r

mwN/5155557. 4M ,f l n* wwf i' l A. LATHAM. MACHINE FOR SETTING LACING HOKS AND "l'HE UKE.

A APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1909. V

Patented, Dec. 5,19%.

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ALBERT LACJlEtAtIl/lf.V OF BEVERLY, 4MASSACHUFS-SERES, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY. 0F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR SETTING LACING-HOOKS AD THE LIKE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 5, 119143.,

Applina tion filed November 13,1909. Serial. No. 527,869.

descril'itioin4 iii connection with the accoiiipai'iying draii'iiigfs, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings in- (limiting.r like parts in the sei'eral' figures.

This invention relates` to machines for setting simultanenas-1";v a iiluralit-y olf tastencrs in sheet material and niore inirtieularly to iiiachii'ies for setting' lacing' hooks or Llie like in the uppers of lioots and shoes. although certain features of the invention iiia \y he,ad'i'antageously (,iiiliodicd in inachines for setting fastener.` other than lacing hooks. for exaniiile eyelets or rivets, or in machinesl for setting; fasteners one at a time.

It' is an ohjectof the present invention to provide a ,wang fastener-setting machine, having' a Wide range of adaptability for 'operating on work ol. various shapes and sizes, which 'may he used successfully by a comparatively unskilled operator, and with this end in vvien' the invention conteiriplates a inacl'iine of such general arrangement that y' the operators'duties shall he reduced ,to the simplest ineclninical operations, such as setting a graduated disk to adjust the machine` to the work in hand, placing the work ,in the niach-i-ne, arid. ile|n'essiugr a ti'eadle to set the inachilne in motion. f

More specificallyy it is an object of this invention to pro-vide a iiiii(:l'iinc of the 'class described, haring a plurality of setting instru'niciitalities :u ljust-ahly mounted therein,

IIt',(i, etliter with mechanism for 'shifting such instrui'iientalities for adjustment and guiding them in accordancewith a predeter inined curve, coitrespondingto the curve on ywhich the fasteners should he set,A and with simple means', such as a graduated disk, for

actuating'. the sh i fting mechanism..-

.l'ndealing with'1 tubular fasteners, such as lacing hooks,-it is desirablev to `punch holes iiilthework for'tlieyeeeption of the fasteners which areto tic-subsequently inserted and-set in the work. Ibis therefore necessary to inincli th'e holes spaced from each other and spread finan the-edge of the in,"correspondence with thespacing i ninos-ite ends of adjustalily iiiounted spinv illes and in proi'ifliina` i'iiechanisii'i l'or inorin;r the. spindles iii conformity to the ciiri'e on which the fasteners should he set.

Another feature consists in proi'idii'ig' hearing ineinhei's on each end of the spindles which nieinhers are adapted te slidii'iglr engage the oppositer faces of traine and receive the pressure imi'iartcd 'to the punches and .sets during' the jfiuncl'iing and setting operations -This arrangement is particularly advantageous because it relieves the spindles of the ii'orliing4r pressure so that the)r can Ahe n'ioi'ed for adjustn'ient lavy rela tii'eli' light niechanisni. u

Another feature of the invention. lies in the onstruction and arrangement of the niouiiiinnl for the spindles. l spindles may he sliilingly in'oui'ited in pis oted frames and held yieldingly against an interchangealile,outline device inA such a' inaiiner that the punches and setting dies :ii-cv loiind always on the proper curve fre fardless of 4the adjusted position offithe spindles.- B-y substituting other outline dei' i'ices having` different.I contours, the fcuriie on which the punches andV settingdies "re located may be varied to suit the reqiiiienieiits 0f the work.

Other 4features of the `invention lie in ftlieniounting for the spindlesframes and in ille mechanism forv swinging the spindleframes laterally for spacing the punches and It is necessary from time to time to vary the number of fasteners being set hy the machine and in a preferred ernloedi-V nient of the present invention this is done h v removing one or more spindleframesl and the corresponding punch and setting die. forked at their rear ends and held. inyield- Preferably. the 'i Tottlis end the spindleframes'are.

ingiengagement with their respective pivots. f

For spreading the :spmdleirames to space therd, @itch lframe is provided with a Cam' connection to acommon drum by the rota tion of which spreading is effected, and the arrangement is such that en the removal of f setting devices.

'the work in combination with device for regulating their pressure on the a common retaining means, such as a face plate, any of the frames mayl be disengaged both from their spindles and from the ad justing drum. Preferably the 'drum may be rotated by a graduated disk, as already suggested in connection with the mechanism' for shifting the setting instrumentalities.

Another vimportant feature of this invention, relating to the general arrangement' of fastener-setting machines, consists in the combination of vertically stationary punches and setting dies with verticallyv n -ivable means for presenting the work to the punches for punching and other means for' presenting fasteners to the work and to the Means for presenting the work to the punches'may preferably comprise a piercing or punching ltable upon which the work is to' be placed before the machine is set in operation, together with mechanism for movingthe table vertically to forcev the worlr'a'g'ainst the punches. An edge gage having an outline corresponding with the ,average contour of .work to be operated upon may be located on thework table, and by the aid ofthis gage, the work may be `properly located with respect to the punches. In this connection, unimportant feature of the invention consists in providing meansmovable toward the ed'ge gage for engaging the work and drawing it up to the gage which provision takes care of slight differences in outline and insures continuous contact with the gage. Preferably such means may comprise a plurality Aof independent resilient fingers for engaging Worx during the drawing operation.

Still another feature of he invention relates to an end gage for 'engaging the end 'edge' of the Work, or the topedge thereof,

in case the quarter of a. shoe 1s being oper-l ated upon. In aj-preferred embodiment of my invention; this gage is inounted'for lat-- eral adjustment simultaneously with the spindleframes .so that' the outer punch of the gang'beasva definite relation to the gage regardless of its adjusted' position.

Preferably the end gage may be mounted I' Ain rigid relation with the outer punchpso,

that the'distance from the end or top .edge of tho work will be constant in all adjusted positions of the punches. The invention further contemplates provisionfr independentadjustment of this gage relative to the outer punch for varying the distance betweenthe-top or end of the work and l the uppermost hole.

Still another feature in the construction vof the end gage lies in mountihgthe gage for yielding vertical umovement so that it an adjusting may constantly engage the surface of the punching table, yielding upwardly as the tableiseleuated for the punching operation. This varrangemcp t effectually prevents' the possibility of th work slipping under the end gage and so becoming improperly located with respect to the punches.

Other important features of the present invention relate to the means for. presenting -the fasteners Ato the work and for clenching them in coperation with the adjustable setting dies above discussed. ln this. connection the invention contelnplates the provision of al carrier for fasteners arranged as aaeontinuation of the raceway, and haw ing 1n combination therewith, means for poanvil' the hooks are carried by a novel feedlng mechanism to be more Imrticularly described hereinafter. The means for positioning the hooks in alinement with the setting dies, preferably comprise a plurality of resilient engaging lingers having ends shaped for interlocking engagement with the hooks upon the anvil, and mechanismv foi-'advancing said fingers to engage the hooks and subsequently spreading the in gers to move the hooks into alinement with the upsetting dies. The ffeature of the inyention which consists in shaping the hookcngaging lmembers for Apositive interlocking engagement= with the heads of the hooks is of great importance, since, owing to the fact that the hooks are likely to vary more or less in their dimensions and torequire varying degrees of force to slide them upon the anvil, it is essential` that each hook shall -be positively Land independently handled.

Those features of the invention which' relate to the.' mechanism for .advancing and spreading the fastener-engaging members,' conslst in provldmg guides respectlvely 1n each of which one vof said members is slide ingly vmounted; in providing a single de-v yvice, preferably a -reciprocatory plate connected with each of-th'e fasten,er'engagingmembers, for simultaneously advancing for retracting said members; and in providing a common drum havingncam connection with each guide for spreading the guides varying distances in accordance withtheA position of the previously adjusted setting dies.

Anothewr important feature of the invens.-

tion consists in so coordinating the spreading? mechanism for the iastoner-engaging members with the adjusting mechanism for vthe punch and set-cariving spindles. that, afteriengaging the separate fasteners, the fastener-engaging fingers shall be spread to move the fasteners into alinement with the ln'eviously adjusted setting dies in -whatA .e-ver position the latter may be. As herein 10 shown this is effected by. arranging the drum, above-n'iention'ed, to he rotated autoina-tieallv varying degrees dependent upon the position of the controlling iueans for actuating 'the spindle shitting mechanism, which controlling means, as already stated,

may comprise a graduated disk. It is believed that such construction is broadly new and that'heretofoie Ithe combination which includes manually operated. adjusting or 20 controlling means for a gang of setting dies and automatically acting 'mechanism for causing` the'fasteners to be spaced in accordancewvith 'the Iln'erious ,setting of the dies of said gang has never been employed.

25 That feature of the invention which relates to a novel feeding mechanism for mov'- V ing Ifasteners from the racewav to the anvil, consistsin providing an intermittently operated`fastenei'ifsupplying device having;r an 30 actuator constructed and arranged to he ,automatically thrown into and out oi' operation at the proi'ier points in the cycle ot the machine. As herein shown, this device comprises 'belt-carried brushes which ex- 35, tend into the pathof 4fasteners standingin the raceway.; andthe operationv oi theV ac tllator is'so timed that this feed hclt may' act upon the fasteners as they are allowed to descend theI raceway, first to group theV l0 .fasteners inA linebehind a stop at the end v ofthe acewavvv 'and then to sweep them forwardly ,to a predcterniined position on the anvil. In this connection an important feature"of'.theinvention consists in the combina- '5 tion ofa feed belt of the tyl'le,described with a i:eciprocato'ry fastenercarrier arranged to stand in' operative relation' )vith said fc belt 1n it' itialor lfasteneisreceiving pos'if egitin'ijention contemplates.l 'as an I iinportim. eatillife, a let-off mechanism ol"- variable caliaci't ',"ii'fherehy fasteners may be 'fedi groups oline lproper number to the feeddeviceabovere'terred to and to the caririer- Thisnmechansu `4,may he preferably l as.""c-iated with thea-actif 'v and Vin one desirable embodiment comprises a transversely ii "i'ocatory ,cross head carrying two fin- .ge one or ,the other ofwhich is arrangedv o tofstandval-ways in thel path; of fasteners 4on 'the ra'ewayf The fingers may be made'rcla-tifvely-litlju'sta'bleA so that the number of lfasteners contained between them 'and released by the lowernger oiithe proper Vdctaclu-ul therefrom.

Vtheir expanded ori spaced position.

movement of the cross head inay'bej'varied in accordance with the number of fasteners interposed between a single cam and the letH oil' device. the reciprocatorv i'nernl'ier for aetuating the fast mcr-si)airing drum and the ,plate for advancing and retraivztin,"r the f'as- 75 tener-engaging fingers, suclrtlmt each oi' these three devices shall operate in tlu proper timed relation. As illustrated hereinafter-this may be etici-ted b v a suitable arrangenn-nt of levers and V'toothed sectors c all oi which nia. \y be actuated by connectioii at dill'erent ,points with the cam.

In additionto the features of invention above referred to, my invention also contemplates providing certain improved constructions and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of which will be obvious to those skilled in the art.4

Referring now to the accompanying draw 'ings in 'which is illustrated a hookv setting machine embodying the various features ot' my invention iii the best form at present known to nie:-

Figure l is a view in side. elevation .ol the machine. Fig. is a view in front eleration of the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

' showing a portion of thecover plate broken away. yFig. 4 is a view in perspectiveof the inet-:hanism for spreading the hook engaging '..TC members` Fig. 5 is a side' elevation of one of the sj'iindlc carrying framesfsl'iowing other parts of the machine in section. Fig., 6 is a Aview inV perspective of one of the spindie-carrying frames showing the spindle ie-5 Figs. 7 and 8 are sec tional views offene hook-engaging member shown respeetely in retracted and ad! viced-positioii. Fig. Slis 'a view in transverse section of one of the.hook-engaging' 2 5 inen'ibels.l -Fig. '10" isa sectional view ofthe mechanism for actuatir'ig the feeding' brush `viewof'the hook-engag igineinbers in their 'contractiu/l position. l*`.ig\`12 is a similar Li view slmwing. the hook-engaging members in 13 to 15 are sectional viewsl of the anvil in position 'respectively focreceiving, settingl and'icleasing hooks.V Fig. '16A is a sectional 12e plan view of. the anvil-carry`ing .head ofi the iruichine. F ig. 17 is a detail view showing one. of the hook-engagingtingers in .engagei ent with' a hook. t Figs. 18 and 19v are sect-ir views of the clutch mechanism. l2) Fig. athis a view vin perspective Voli a por'- tion of the clutch mechanism. n

. Before. proceedingl to 'a detailed description of the various partsiof-fth'e n'iachine, ,figg will 'be' convenient t "refer to the priiiei'palll i230 "and the hooi( separalx.k Fig. 11 is a plan i in vertical 'alinenient with the punches throughout the Whole range oiijadjustment.

.Connected with the. lower block 2l of the extreme left hand spindle, shown in Fig. 27 is a transversely extending slide 19 having a T-slot formed therein. A lheaded spindle is adjustably mounted in the slot and has yieldingly 1mounted on its lower end an end gage 25 against which the tops of two quarters W are to berested when in position for the punching operation. This gage is, therefore, adjustable with the punches and upsetting dies when these elements are shifted laterally-and thus insures a uniform distance between the top of the quarter and the i uppermost .hole regardless of the adjusted position ofthe punches. if it is desired to vitry this distance a set nut onthe spindle may be loosened and the spindle moved to a dierent position on the slide 19. The gage 25 is yieldingly maintained against the punchin teble by e spring which encircles the spin le and is provided with a tubular shank 'which telescopes upon the spindle during the upward movement of the table.

The hooi: carrier or anvil 16 which cop erstes with the-upsetting dies 22 is mounted on a reciprocetory head 90 which is guided upon the upper portion et the freine and maintained in engagement therewith by the (ribs 927 see Fig. 16, which are secured to the.

iieadand slide in corresponding grooves formed inthe freine. The head 90 is recessed at two points symmetrically arranged with respect to its exis for the reception of the forked ends 59 of the actusting lever 52 and is limited 'lin its upward movement by a stop lill fast on the frame. The lever 52 is fulcrumed upon a journal. pin 53 cocon-- trically forme which is provided at its outer end with a Worm Wheel 55. The Worm Wheel 55 meshes 'with a Worm `56 formed on the rear end of the shaft 57 provided with e small hand Wheel 58 by which theshaft may be rotated for shifting the journal pin 53 and thus adjusting the position of `the actuating lever 52, the forward. ends 59 of which. are rounded and hear against hardened' blocks with which the recesses in the head 90 are surfaced. The construction of the ac.a

.end the-lever 52 has a pin end slot on-a transverse shaft 54.

isomer tuating lever 52 and its mounting is substantially similar to the construction described. in connection with the lower lever. 32 for actuating the punching table. et its rear :section With the upwardly extend-ing Iiecting rod 5l and the end of the lever 52 is normally held in the bottom of the slot in the connecting rodl by means of e 'stiff leaf spring 60 attached to the back of the lever and engaging a pin 61 extending troni a projection on the end of connecting rod 51.

The arrangement of the pin and slot connections'of the connecting rods 3i and 5l l Withthe actuating levers 32 end is such that on rotation of the crank pin in tite direction of thererrow, shown in Fig. l, the

iever 32 is immediately actuated for clevetu ing the piercing' talole M While lost'motion occurs between connecting rod 5l end the nlever 52 until the crank pin has made oncthird oi a revolution. Boring this period the piercing table has been elevated. for the 'punching operation end then. lowered under the actuation of the spring 45. period lost motion. occurs hetweentheconnecting rod 3l end the lever 32 4lor the remaining two thirds oiE the revolution and during this period the lever 52 is oscillated carisingl the heed to malte e reciproce tion i'or inserting the hooks in the Work and cienching them in. coperetion with the up setting dies Q53.

Vlhe anvil 'i6 upon which the hooks nre set informs in outline with the outline plates 7 and comprises in. 4part e. horizonteliy ex.- tending lip which constitutes, in effect, e continuation of the ont-er rail of a racewey From this leo to which nocifs are delivered. from s, megs# eine in e manner which will. be more particularly 'described hereinafter. Mechanism. also to he 4hereinotter described is provided for delivering the hooks from the end of the raceway tothe center ofthe anvil i6 es indi-- eeted in Fig. l1. 'The plate-129 mounted in thehend 90 in the plane of the horizontal. lip

96 extends transversely of the member 93 end by engaging portion of the head 90 serves to regulate the position of 'the anvil..

'After the anvil hss been forced to lowest positiomtlierehy clencliing the hooks against the upsetting dies, it is swung out- Ifrom the iri/iichine.-

Vwai-diy from engagement with the hooks .the tail 980tthe cam prevents the cam from s wn ring inwardly and forces the anvil outward i', as shown in Fig. l5.

Resilient hook spaeing'fingers 30 are arranged to nieve forwardly and engage the hooks pressing'them against the anvil 1G' and then to move laterally spacing the hooks in exact, alineinent with the upsetting dies 'which havetpreviously been spaced by-turning the disk 86 in ,a manner already de- '.sci'ibetl. The ends of the mgers 30 are ISpoon shaped, in order t'o incluse the head of a'hook and have slightly intuined edges as shown in F ig.- l'i' which are adapted to hook 4under the edges of the head and insure la 'positive interlocking engagement between the fin er and'the hook so asto avoid any possibi ity of the hook escaping from the finger before it has been properly positioned in `alinement with the corresponding upsetting die. Each, of the .fingers 30' is attached to aber 112, shown in Figs; 7 to 9, which is connected by the downwardly extending cam roller 113 to the plate 114 which -is mounted :for sliding movement `forwardly and'rearwardlyfand in such movement carries the fingers() bodily with it. Eachbar 112 is sli'iliiigly connected with a channel bar 115 which" serve asguides fort-ne bars .112 when the'lattei are moved longitudinallvliy theV shifting of the p la-te 114. Elachof the guide' bars 115;is independently pivotedA at its rear endon' a pin 116 extending downwardly from .a transverse liar 117 mounted on the headf and projecting upwardly from eachguidebar is a cam roller 11S extendijrig.into

' 4engagement with a cani groove formed in a second transversely- Aeri-tendiii-gi-eani drum 119 rigidlyconnectedivitli the shaft 12()-A wliigli ,isprovided with a: pinion 1:21 vwhereby` the .Sha'ft'and 4cani drinn iiiatv lie rotated for spreading theguides and 4"therebyv` the tingersii after the)` liavil been -moved torbyA movement toward the. froiitioijlhe inla-4 chine.' In this way the number of the hookengaging meml'iers may be easily reduced in accordance with the number of hooks it mayv be desired to set, the remaining hook'engag ing members being unaffected by'such removal.

The plate 114. is moved forwardly and rearwardly by an extension of the lever r 131 which is actuated b v link 132 pivoted to `the bell crank lever 133. One arm of the bell crank lever 133 is `in the'form 4of a 4toothed segment which engages a corresponding segment orin'ingja part of the bell crank lever 131 which turn is actuated by the cani roller 135 running in a cam groove 136 in tlie cain'disk 13T. just described lis so timed as to move the plate 114 and the fingers 3() forwardly when.

the'liead 91) and anvil 1U are in their upper position 4and rearwardly after the head'has` been lowered for setting the hooks and is being again elevated toits initial position. In order that the plate 114 and itsactuatiiig lever may be in operative.- eonnertion regard' The mechanism ingly engages the projections 130 above referred to. y

After 4the plate .111 has been` moved forward and the spooii-sli iiped ends of the re- 4silienthook-spacing lingers have engaged the heads of the hooks. as illustrated in Figs. S and A12. lthe cam drum 11!) is rotated an amount determined bv the position of the toothed disk Si; as .will appear hereinafter. Rotation of. thee-ain driii'n 1149 effects spreading Vof 'the guide liars 115 and thereby the fingers 3U and tins moves the hooks in'to alineineiit with the previously adjusted upsetting'dies. will vhe apparent that the outer .ingers iiiii'st he given 4 a rearward motion as they are spread in order that tliegv may. move' in (-font'orinit-v withl the anvil and to this end raiin-grooves 110. conforming' iii outline approximately to the contour ot' the anvil", are provided in the plate 114 and cooperating therewith are thecani rollers 11i-l mounted in the 1i'ngera-arrying bais as ifi alioi e described. lIt will he lseen that the .llfltlielv are also shifted longitiidinally with .lli

.resl'iedt to the gniide hars and retracted in accordance with the contour of the anvil by the-cani "grooves, 140. The hook*eiigagini,i portions of the fingers 30. however. are elongated somewhat to permit 'a slight longitii.

iii

dinalV relativeinoveiiientof the hooks with'- out danger of disengagement in order to allow for any variano(l between :the curva'- ture ol tlieanvil and the cain'slots 110` marries the hook spreading iiigfr wliiclifis to `sffli'e extreme outside guide bar is formed witli, t\ .\"o haimels.- the iinier oneoi.Y whicli;

ag the'hoolt t o be set nearest the topmrf-" the quarter and the outer channelcarries a sto 143 which projects across the anvil 14 an serves to limit the movement ofA the hooks as they are carried on the anvil. The slop. 143 moves laterall as the fingersBO are spread by rotation o -the cam drum 119 keeping a constant distance from the outer finder. The stop isv provided vwith* a cam 'rolerg'milar to the rollers 113 which run ze in acam slot substantially similar to' the cam lslots 140 except that it is formed in the plateI 129instead of the sliding plate 114. This construction maintains 'the stop in a forward position independently of the plate .114.

The cam drum 119 is rotatedv for spreading the spacing fingers by means of a toothed sector 145 which 'meshes withthe -pinion 121 on the end of the shaft 120. The -sector 145 is pivoted to a rearwart'lly extend! ing yportion of the reciprocatory head by means of a pin 146 and is o s'cillated through the pin 147 which projects into. a vertical slot in the head-148 formedffon the shaft 149 which is slidably mounted yiwithin the sleeve A150. The shaft 149 is reciprocated to effect oscillation of the sector 'by means ofthe bell crank 'lever 152 pivoted to the frame of themachine'on the pin 1555 and actuated by 30 a camroller 154 running-in the cam gITQOYe 136 before mentioned. One arm of the-'bell crank lever 152 is in the form of a' toothed sector 'and meshes with 'a'rack- 15G-formed on a sleeve 157 which vis s 'dinglymounted to the rear end of the shattig149.' The sleeve has a gear 151 formed iione end thereof and on the other end of thes'leeve formed a spiral adapted to engage with a spinal end of the' sle`ev`'157 as the atter is move"` `wardlyy by the bell cranlg'- lever 152. he -s'haft 149 is provided with la nut 1n 1t motion of Athe' head1@ is less -thanl themetion ofthe sleeve 157 the amount *ofV this (S0-space.j

1pri$ing-1thepart VA155 'nach which isiiomied v1164` upon -which is formed' a. rack mes ing 65wth. an elongated id le pinion- 165. lfhe pin-.

s end with which the rea' end .of the slee e\ 157 willengage onits rea i slidel from it\ to the' raceway. 57 itwill be Aapion is arranged to mesh with a rack 166 formed on the lower surface of a horizon-. tally extending bar havin a second rack168 formed upon its upper sur ace. The rack 168 is arranged to mesh with a second elongated pinion 169 keyed or otherwise rigidly attached to the shaft 82 and actuated by the hand wheel 83 when the latter is turned to effect the adjustment of the punches and upsetting dies in a manner already described.

The mechanism for lactuating the cam drums 119and'81 is so designed and-propel tioned that when the punches and upsetting dies have b cen adjusted for the desired spa-cing the rotation of the cam drum 119 -w-ill spread the hook engaging fingers 30 to pw sitions in exact verticalalinement with the upsettingV dies- 22. One setting. o jf "the toothed disk 86,-therefore, results ing all the elements of the machina `for punching the' holes and setting the'hiofks with .any desired sp'acing.

The hook supplying ""s con'ipris'es fa, conical magazine 1 8() havinga-covered hop?, per 182 into which hooks may bei-poured i withiny the maga-zine there isdnounted oscillationl 'a segmental blade 1184 which@ Q sepa-rated.f from/fthe Walls of .hena'gaiin by a space just suliici'ent to 'reci'e theheadf. A o f a hok The blade 184' is 'connected' with'. alsleeve 185 frictionally moted on a Ycel:

-tral shaftv 186 which.. projectsl through?.thel I" rear of. the magazine and is providedjwith a pinion 188 meshing. with a' ftootlje'd'" sector 189pivotedtoa stationary arn'l"l on. the fra-me 'and-'ioscillated 'by the connecting'. link j,.190 'which in turn is; actuated by 'a crank piri'-192 which is adjustably Iounted in the slot formed in the outer-.face of-the disk v194. The disk 194`iskeyed. or'otherwiserigdly io; attached. to a .shaft 196,. see' Fig. '10; which carriesa spira-l 'gear 197 meshing with a A Srgespiralggear 198 on the main shaft 4. will be 'seen that rotation ofthe disk194 ca r 'es the blade 184 into its "highestposition-child allows it to remain practically stationary-ms it'p'asses'. the dead point; during which period .the hooks which have been carried'upnn the blade have opportunit to One rail1 of'li 'thenpper end\of the raceway 200 extends into'themagazie 180 .through an aperture in its smaller basev ile the e'nd of the other,

ment ofabout and in its oscillations .is

magazine andstirthem in order to make 'some hooksv assume aproper posi'tionto be engaged/ by the edge 'of the blade.

The '-136'.

which runs freely with the pulley and is journalial on ,a secondV sleeve 272-3 which is keyed to the driving shaft l of the machine and which carries a. disk 271i on which formed an arm. carrying,r a pawl 275 which is adapted to engage with the teeth oli' the ratchet wheel. 272 t'or coupling the driving and driven parts ot the clutch together. '.I'hat is' to say, when the pawl is held against the ratchet wheel the ratchet wheel, through. the pawl 275, driven the disk 274 and thus the shaft 4. c-

In order to control the action of the pawi for causing,r the clutch to engage or disengage, the following mechanism is provided. Rigidly connected with the pivot pin of the pawl 275 is an actuating lever 276 which is received in a recess formed in the periphery ol a disk 277 ioosely mounted on the driven shai't hut connected by a tension Spring 278 to the disk 274 which, as noted, is mounted to turn with the driven shaft. l`l i epi-inf.; 278 tends normally to rotate the disk 277 slightly with respect to the pawh carrying disk 274' in the direction of the arrow5 Fig. 20, and so swing the pawi, through the medium of the lever 276, into engagement with the ratchet wheel. The disk 277 and the pand-carrying disk 2H thereupon rotate together and the pawl and ratchet remain in engagen'ient until the two disks are given a relative rotation in the opposite direction. lt wili he. apparent that v this may be effected by retarding the rota.- tion oi the disk 277, thus causing a relative movement of the two disks in the opposite directionwio that indicated hy the arrow in Fig. "twliich will throw the pawl ont of engagement with the ratchet and allow the driven parte to come to rest.

As alreadyr pointed out.; it in important to stop the machine at definite points in its cycle and in the present i'nachine these points occur at one third and at three thirds; of a revolution of' the driven Shaft. In order to effect automatic disengagement of the clutch at these points, a governingdisk 2S() is rigidly mounted on the driven shaft and is provided with two teeth located 120J apart in ith4 periphery. A treadie controlled dog 2F51 'is pivotally mounted on the frame 2.

of the machine and in normally held against the periphery of the diei; 28() hy a spring 282 .vhiehfencircles the treadle rod As shownin Fig. 19a the machine is at rest after conuileting one third oi; a revollpv tionfandv the clutch disengaged, the pawl 275 heini! held out ot engagement with the ratchet Wheel. Then the treadle rod is depresacd the dog 28j is disengaged from the chine.

" Lenmar tooth of the governing disk 2n() and thil spring 27S is allowed to rotate the disk 27-1 and the disk 28() carried therewith, causing the clutch lo engage, a5 alread)v decrihed. The treadie is then immediately releaae'd and the dog 281 returns to a position for engaging the next tooth oi1 the Irover-ning:y disk which is carried into engagement with the dog when the disk has nlade two thirds ot' a revolution. When thisl tooth is encountered the rotation of the driven parts. including the disk 2771 is retarded and the pawl moved out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 272. In order to Stop the motion of the driven parts innnediately when released from the actuation of the drivingV parts, a brake shoe 279 is mounted on the pawl pivot pin and is arranged to contact with an annular brake rib 28%, formed on the inside of the clutch casing. The dog 28l is provided wvith a 'tail which stands in the path of the teeth on the governiilg disk when the treadlo is depressed and' this serves to positively lift the treadle rod it the operator should neglectto reiease it immediately after setting the machine in motion. The treadle rod itseltl is provided with a collar 285 which `plays in a small gland in which is provided ahsorhent material for preventing' oil from the clutch from running down the treadle rod.

From the foregoing description the operation of the present machine will he ohvious. ,is indicated in Fig. 2 the quarters W ot' a n shoe may he advantageousiy superposed and 'punched at a single operation ot the maftcr the punching operation the quarters are removed and separati-d. The hoies in the quarter'which han heen uppermost 'in the puni-hifi;r operation will coincide elxactl)Y with the positions oi the vein ter spindles 2G of tireI 11p-setting dies and may hc threaded over the spindleel with the work in thclsame position as when removed iifom the punching tahle. The other quarter however is turned over to liring.r its fininhed Surface uppermostand also turned end for end. In thin position the two end hole.u will register exactly with the center 4epindlwV of the outside setting; dies and the deflection ot the curve ot' the interniediate holes 'from the curve ol thc intermediate setting dies will he so slight that each hole. may hireadily threaded over a corresspondiniir spindle.

Having thus indicated the nature oiIV in v invention and having' specifically dezcrihed a machine embodying a preferred Jforni f thereof, I claim as new and desire to secure in." Letters latent ot the `United States?- l. 'A inacl'lint-, for setting fasstenern in Sheet material, having, in combination. rang set-- ting: devices, power operated fastener sup-- plying ineciuniiain7 a clutch tor starting' andx Stopping Said Supplying naechanisi'n, anda Sill IOT

cani for automatically engaging and disengag'ing said clutch. I

i Q. A machine for setting fasteners in sheet material, comprising fastener-setting mechanism, mechanism for supplying said setting mechanism with fasteners ready for inscrtioii in the work, automatic means for stopping the settingl mechanism, a normally stationary actuator forth'e fastener supplying mechanism, and means for automatically throwing the actuator into action when the setting mechanism is stopped.

3. A machine `of the class described. having, in combination, a frame, a punch and upsetting diemaintalned on opposite sides thereof in vertiCaLaIinement, and means.

located on opposite sides of the frame and movable relatively thereto to cooperate with said punch and die `forl punchingxthe work and' setting a fastener.

4. A machine of the class dscrlhedsha ving, in combination, a frame, a spindle mounted therein, ay punch carried b v one end of said spindle, an upsetting die carried by the other end thereof, and means located' respectively beyond the opposite ends of the spindle and cooperating with said punch and die for punching `the' work and setting 5. 'A machine of the class described having, in combination, a frame having upper and lower horizontal faces, a punch project ing'froni one face, a 4die promoting from the other face, a power driven ac tuatoi'g. and separate members for cijperating [respectively with the punch and with the die arth -V upper and lower faces of the ra'nic ,for

ranged to be moved by said actuator toward effecting lirst thel punching operation and then the setting operation.

6. A machine of the class described,hav ing, in combination, a'st'ation'ary fame, a punch and upsetting dieIl niountted,A thereon and disposed in vertical alinement, means cooperating with .the punch for moving .the

work'upwa-rdly for punching ,the work, and

vice .orreceiving fasteners and4 moving a.

fastener downwardly to insertit in a pre- `vioiislypunched-hole in the work.

8. A machine of theclass described, liaving, in combination, 'a frame, a. punch and upsettingdie mounted thereon-and directed away 4lrlom each other,'a. vertically movable work table copera'ting with said punch and the work, separate means for retracting said work table, and means coperating with said die. for setting a 'fastener in the work.

`l0. A machine ofthe class described, having, in combination, a traine, a punch and upsetting die mounted thereon, a work supporting table. a power actuated operator for positi vel \Y moving said tablefor punching the work, means for yicldingly reti-acting said table after the punching operation, and means'cooperating with said die for setting a fastener in the work,

1l. A hook setting machine having setting devices including a movable hook cariiei', a clutch for starting and stopping the movement of said carrier, hook feeding ineans including a niciuber movable to place a hook on the carrier. and actuating mechal iiisni for said -member including a clutch arranged to Vbe automatically thrown'into and oilt oi engagement.

12. Al hook sctti'iig machine having,r setp'ting devices including a movable hook carrier. a clutch for starting and stopping thil movement of the carrier, a raceway, trans- ,iicrring means movable to transfer one hook after another from the. raceway to the carrior,andactuating mechanism for the. trans- Jr'crring vmeans including a clutch ai' 'anged to be-a'utomaticalluv disengaged at the con'- ciusiouof the. transferring operation.

4 153. machine oi tlic class described, having` in combination, a. trame, a correspond' ing number of punches and upsetting dies maintained alwa'vson opposite sides thereof and always-in vertical va-lineincnt. means cooperating with said punches for punching the work` 'and separate means coiiperai-'ing withsaiil upsetting dies for setting tasteners in the work.

1t. A machine of the class described, having,v in combination` a traine. a` plurality of spindles mounted therein.. af punch carriedy b v one end of each spindle, an viii'isettiiig die carried by the other end ofi'cach spindle, and power operated devices co'iperating. .with said punches and 'upsetting dies and respcctiveli7 movable in opiiostc rlirectio'ns iio for pun'chngzthe work and setting fastenersv therein.

1f). machine for setting fasteners in sheet material comprising, a carrier for a gang of fasteners, a raceway having asingle delivering opening for supplying-all thc ting', dies for setting;` fasteners in the work.-

`nmuntzvd tlrvrvfon and (lisposvd iu vvrtit'al Y prinvllingfthv work, and vlnva-ns for insvrting' a iastvnvrin va'vll liolvi'ronl thv uppvr surfavv oli the work." saill latter ymeans eoopvratingf with saifl upsetting); (lies for settine' thv ifzlstvners.'

14. nulehinvv of thv'vlass (lvsrfrihvt'l. hav-v ingr, in vmnhinaton. a iramv. a corresponding n ulnlwr lol oppositvl)y disposed punt-hes and upsetting' dies lmounted thv'rvon in vvrtujal 'allnvlnen't means voiipvrat|n; T with thv .punti-,hes l'er nmvinjgr thv work upwardly forA punvhing r thv work.fastvnvr supplying 'nn-ans. and a Arlvviev for revvivingl fastvnvrs and moving thvln flownwardly yitl-insert lhvlu in previously puuvhvdholvs in the work. v

1S. ',\v inavhinv ofthe class tlvsvrihvd. having; in volnhimitifin. a Jraniv. a tforrvswlndnur ln'lnihvl; nl' joppositvly disposed punches and upsettingr dies llnm'lilted*thereon. arul"-..

maintained always in vertical alinvmvnt. a work suppoitine tahlv. means for positivvl)v movii'igsaid ialile lor punching! theum'k. separate lnvans for rvtlgletingf said work tahlv. and ruvans copvrating'with said upset- ]Sl. machine of. the class dvsvrihvd. hav'- 1n; f .in vomlnnatlpn. a tralnv. a pluraht)Y of punt-hes nmuntvdon one side .of said frame.

a eorrvspmnling nuluhvr ot' \|ps vttin;; di'vs mounted on theopposite side `oic'lsa'id frame. and means for simultaneously adjustin lr said punches and dies, together with means eooperatingr with Asaid punches and 1u' )s vttingv diesxlor pum-hinglr the work and setting Jrfas-v tuners thereil'i.

vingr, in oinbination, frame, a pjluijahty of punches-mounted on one sident' the 'frame t and a correspondinlg` number of l'uysmttingA dies mounted onanother side of said'frame. means for simultaneously adjusting said punches ."indpdies1 ark supportingr means relatively movable with respectto said frame Aforpresentingthe Work to the punches, and means cf'11 erating withsaid upsetting dies .'lor setting; iiastenersiin the work.

2l- A ,maeh-i A10i the class deserilwfhhavine'7 ineoml'p'ination-.a framtaa corresponding nunher of 'punches and: upsettingf dies mounted onopposite sides thereof in vertical ement, means for adjusting sald punches and simultaneously adjusting said upsetting dlvs` means coperatmg 'with sard punches for punching the work, and separate means caj'ierating with said upsettmg dies for svtting'fasteners in the werk,

1-1 A machine of the claslj'described, having, in conibinatioma. frame, a plurality of spindles mounted therein, a punch carried by one end of each spindle, an upsetting die carried by the other end of each spindle, means for lateralljvv adjusting saidspindles, and means eoperating with; said' punches and 'upsettingdies' for punching the Work and setting fasteners therein;`

23@ A machine of the Class described'1 having, in'eoml'iination,` asupporting member, a corrvsjmnding number of punches and upsetting dies niounted thereon, j'means `for simultaneously adjustingr said punches and upsetting dies, means for forcingthework against the punches for panchina; the work, and means opt1.1tlr1f1 F independentljfef the punching means lfor inserting,lr a fastener in* laelrof the previouslv-punehed .holes and 'clenehirvigr` saidfasteners in eoperation with said upsetting dies. A

24. A machine of the class described, having, ineomhinatien, a frame, a correspondinelr number of'punehes fand upsetting dies mour'rted'thereon .and disposed in vertical aliuement, means for simu- Itaneouslyv adjust# forl setting;r the' hooks.

ing said punches and upsetting dies, means v pv.ra'tingr witl'ithe punches for moving the werk upwardly for punching it,` and a hook carrier for.- inserting' a hook inA each hole Jfrein the upper surface ofA the work', .said carrier (':olperating with [saidup'settin-g dies A machine of theelassdescribed, hay,

'ingr` in c trnnhination. a frame, aeorres'pond# ing number ot' opjmsiteljv disposed` punchesl and upsetting dies-mnunte'dthereon in .verIk tical almement, meansj for slmultaneousl,

' adjusting jsai'd punches :and dies, "a uv 01k table movable towardand from-said punches-11() topresent the work to the punehesg';fastener@ supplying` means .and a, device -ifogxf receiving fasteners and moving theni downwardly to insert'fthem in previously 'punehed holes in 26.-*maehine of the class -describedQhav ingr` infcombinatiom-a frame; a'. correspondf lngr number of oppositelydisposed punches l'and' upsettingdies :mounted thereon and maintained always `in vertical alinemefnta` means.for simultaneously adjusting said punches and dies 'lateralljn-a j-fiorl: suppoti ingr tablev` means for positivelymoving said table-for puncliin'g.,lr the work, separate means i' for reti-acting said work table, andm'ea-ns' cooperating withsaid upsetting dies for setting fasteners in the Work.

. 27 A mach-inqofrthe class denser-1 ed,"hev mg, m combinata adjusting said punches and dies,

lio

v port the` ting dies, a raceway for fasteners and means for arranging a plurality of fasteners in alinement with said upsetting dies, together with means for simultaneously adjusting said punches and ujiisetting dies.

28. A machine of the class described, having, in combination, a plurality of punches and lu'isetting dies, means for simultaneously a stationary raceway means for arranging a plurality of fasteners in aline'ment with said upsetting dies.

2). A machine of the class described, having, in combination, a plurality of punches a nd upsetting dies, means for effecting simultaneous lateral adjustment of said punches and upsetting dies, a raceway for supplying fasteners and means for presenting fasteners to said upsetting dies in any adjusted position thereof.

30. A machine of the class described, having,in combination, a raceway, a carrier constituting a continuation thereof, setting instrmnentalities arranged to set a plurality of fasteners simultaneously, positive means acting automatically for spreading the hooks on said carrier in position to be acted on by said instrumentalities in, all adjusted position thereof, andmeans forV simultaneously adjusting said instrumentalities.

31. A machine of the class described, having, in combination, a rac'eway, a carrier constituting a continuation thereof, relatively' adjustable setting instrumentalities arranged to set a plurality of hooks simultaneously', and spacing' means having members for engaging a numberrof the hooks to be set and moving them automatically tothe setting instrumentalities in all adjusted positions thereohtogether with means for simultaneously adj ustingv said instrumentalities.

32. A machine of the class described, having, in` combination, a. raceway, a carrier constituting a continuation thereof, setting instrumentalities arranged to seta plurality .of hooks simultaneously, means 'for effecting simultanecms adjustment of said instrumenitalities, and spacing means lia-ving members for engaging a number of the hooks to be set. and moving them to the setting instruimntalities, said Spacingmeans beingr constrluztedto spread automatically said hooks in conformity to the spacing of the setting instru inentailities.

33. A machine of the class described, having, in combination, a plurality ofy setting dies, a carrier for fasteners adapted to supsame ,in line, an automatically acting device having fingers moval'ile so as to engageV a number -of fasteners simultaneouslyv and transfer them diiferent distances in'to correct positions relative to the setting Y for moving the setting dies laterally tio adjust their spacing.

34. A machine of the class described, vhavnaamw for supplying fasteners and setting dies,

l device for spacing the dies of theigang,

ing, in combination', a plurality of settingA dies, a carrier for hooks adapted to support them in line, a device having a plurality of hook-engaging fingers, means for moving said device to engage a number of hooks with said lingers, means for automatically shifting said lingers so as to' transfer the hooks to positions on the carrier to be acted on by the setting dies, and means for adjusting the spacing of said setting dies.

3.5. A lacing hook setting machine, having a gang of rela-tively adjustable upsetting dies, an anvil movable toward and from said upsetting dies and having a continuous hook supporting lip adapted to hold hooks in any position and to carry them toward the upsetting dies/to be clenchedtherebyta hooks on said carrying means, 'and movable spacing'fingers for moving the hooks While upon the carrying means in conformity With the spacing of the upsetting dies.

237. A1 machine ofthe class described, having, in combination, a plurality of adjustable upsetting dies, means for carryin siniultaneusly a number of hooks to sai upand resilient fingers constructed to engage and cover the heads ofV the hooks on said carryin l means, spreadingthem in lvconformity vWiti the spacing of said upsetting dies and supporting them 'during the setting operation.

38. A machine for settin lacing hooks and the like, having in combination', a gang of' adjustable upsetting dies, areciprocatory cairier for a gang of hooks, a controlling and automatically acting mechanism for causing hooks delivered to the carrier to be spaced in accordance with the spacing of the dies.

39. A machine of the class "described, hav.- ing, in combination, a plurality" of punches and upsetting dies, a- 'reciprocatory `vvorll: table for presenting work to saidv punches, a reciprocatory carrier for presenting fas-V teners to said lupsettingdies, actuatinglevers for respectively actuatino said Work table andl carriexgand means I said actuating levers to regulate the pressure on the punches and on the upsetting dies respectively. I l r 40. A maehineof the 'class described having, in combination, adjustable upsetting dies, a coperating hook carrier, means for delivering a series of hooks to fthe' carrier 

